The Great Hall of the People was
built in 10 months in 1959 on the western side of Tiananmen Square.
It has a total floor space of more than 170,000 sq meters.
It comprises of 300 meeting halls, lounges and office rooms and has a seating capacity of just over 10,000
which is why it is known as the ten-thousand-people's meeting hall.
Each of the meeting halls is named after a province, a municipality,
or an autonomous region and is furnished after the local style of its namesake.